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LOWELL, Mass. — Making its first appearance in the NCAA Division II tournament, the Post University men's soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision at fourth-seeded UMass-Lowell on Friday night in the first round.

Junior Joe Baccielo netted the lone goal and the Eagles' first tally in NCAA tournament history at Cushing Field. Post ended the 2012 season with an overall record of 13-4-5.

After UMass-Lowell (14-5-1) grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first 60 minutes of the match, Baccielo answered for Post in the 64th minute. He headed a cross from freshman Francisco Sastre past River Hawks goalkeeper Chris Maierle to make the score 3-1.

Baccielo had a pair of chances to cut the deficit in the 74th and 75th minutes. At the 73:52 mark his attempt was saved by a UMass-Lowell defender, and at 74:50 he hit the post on a chip shot.

Homero Morais gave UMass-Lowell a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute, and Majid Saeed added a marker at the 40:45 mark to give the River Hawks a 2-0 lead by halftime. Saeed tacked on his second tally of the match in the 61st minute.

For the match, shots were even at 12-12 and the two teams each had six shots on goal. UMass-Lowell had a 4-3 edge in corner kicks.

The River Hawks advanced to take on top seed LIU-Post in the second round.

Notre Dame 1, UConn 0: The UConn men's soccer team fell in the Big East semifinals, 1-0, to Notre Dame on Friday night in Chester, Pa.

UConn dropped to 15-3-1 and will await the NCAA selection show on Monday at 5:30 p.m. to determine its NCAA seed.

Notre Dame, ranked No. 7 in the latest NSCAA poll and No. 1 in the RPI, advanced on a goal from Dillon Powers at 10:09 of the first half.

Notre Dame will face Georgetown in the Big East championship game Sunday at noon. Georgetown advanced in overtime vs. Marquette, 2-1.

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